Swing



' To all whom it may concern am s'rArEs PATENT oFFICE-T I 301m oonUmsnN AND esoaes A. men, or mnnrnnnnncn; IOWA, ASSIGNORS 2120 L. c. smmonsn. c. BURKHART, c. v. nosEN'BEnGER, J. r. BARNETT, AND A. n.-

TRASK, ALL OF INDEPENDENCE, IOWA.

swine;

Specification of Letters Patent P te t f gg 1920} Application'flled mm... e, 1918, Serial No. 265,556- nenewed'mr u 20.1920. Serial No. 367,431.

Be ,it known that we, JOH N JooHUrisEN and GEORGE A. Nn'rco'r'r, citizens of the United States, residing at Independence, in

the county of Buchanan and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful. Swing, of

which the-following isa specification.

This invention has reference -'to swings,

and its object is to provide a swing which maybe readily operated by'the occupant of the swing, propulsive effort being imparted 'to the swing either by'the feet of the operator, or by the hands of the operator, or

I both. "The swing may be adjusted to per-.-

- vice carrying the seat, as well as sons of difi'erentsizes and the seatof. the swing is sufiiciently elevated above the bottom of the swing to permit the presence of a figure representing an animal or" other crea-- ture upon' which which the seat may be mounted, and aneifectivelysingle bar, al-

though made of two or more pieces for lengthwise adiustment, may constitute the supporting element for the seat and the defor a foot rest formingpart of the propelling media-- nism-for the swing.

The invention w1ll be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed'description taken in connection'with the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, )with the understanding,

however, that the invention, is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing swing mounted in adoorway;

of the drawing, but may be. changed and modified so long assuch changes and modifications mark no material departure from thesalient features of the invention as expressed. in the appended claims. In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of the Fig. 2 is a sectionpn the line 2 2 of Fig.

.1,- drawn on a larger scale and omitting distant parts. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig.

1, omitting certain parts;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 -4 of Fig.

1, omitting some distant parts. I

Beferringto the drawing, there-is" shown a bar A consisting of members 1, 2 and3 which may be in the form of strips, prefer- 4 ably wooden strips. While three strips are shown inthe drawing it will be understood that two strips may be employed, or more than three strips may be used. In the par ticular showmgf of Fig. l, the strip lie the uppermost strip and the strip 2 is an intermediatestrip provided with a longitudinal serles of perforations 4 for bolts 5 connecting the strip 2 to the strips 1 and 3 and permitting an elongation or shortening of l the bar to accommodate it for various purposes. -T'o suspend the bar A and permit it I to swing from a. ceiling or in a doorway, the strlp 1 is traversed :by a pin or bolt'665 7 into the shape of some creature, an elephant v beingthe particular one shown 'in' the drawing: It is to be understood, however,that

any suitable form may be given to the board or plank 9, the idea being to make the swing attractive to a-child. The board 9 constitutes a seat support and is'made fast to the strips 8 by bolts 10 or other fastening .de- QQ vices. Secured to the top portion of the seat support 9 is a seat or saddle ll of suitable shape to support the operator. The lower ends of the strips 8 are traversed by a pin 12, in turn traversin legs 13- of a footboard or pedal 14..

rojecting from and extended len hwise of the strip 3 is an elongated gui e-bar 15 having the ends bent at an angle and securedto thebar 3.

Carried by and slidable along positely directed handholds. T e handle 16 is secured to one endofa rope cable or strand 17, carried upwardlyfrom the handle fast. The pulley 18 is supported by a screw hook 19 or in any other suitable manner.

cAl'so fast to the handle'16 are other ropes 20' continued downwardly on opposite sides of the board 9 and1made fast at their lower ends to'opposite sides of the pedal 14near the end thereof remote from the strips 8. An eye or bracket 21 fast to the handle 16 at an intermediate point of its length is prothe strip are. 70

the guide 90 bar or rod 15 is a handle 16having, inthe particularshowing of the-'drawin two opvided for fastening the ropes 17 and 20 to A the handle 16.

In the operation of the swing, the person swinging is carried by the seat 11 with the feet upon the pedal 14.as near as may be tov the ropes 20. The operator may also grasp and by the'changing direction of the rope where passing through the pulley 18, a forthe handle 16 with both hands. On pressing with the feet upon the pedal 14 the tendency is to pull the ropes 20 and 17 downwardly,

ward swing i imparted to the bar A and this forward impulse maybe augmented by I a downward pull upon the handle or handle bar 16, thehandle being free to slide along the guide bar 15 which extends through the" handle 16. Upon the release of'pressurethe swing is free to move by gravity toward and beyond the pendentpositi'on, whereupon, a

renewal of the pressure upon the pedal which becomes lifted by the backward swing.

imparts a new forward movement tothe structure. By properly timing the impulses the swing maybe caused to move through long arcs by a relatively small exertion of force.

The swing is suscept ble of manufacture in most part of wood and cord, or rope, and

' hence may be made at a cost permitting the sale of the swing at a very moderate price. also capable of withstanding rough usage and consequently has long life. It is to be understood that instead of securing the swing to a ceiling or other high point a special frame maybe provided such as it is customary .to use in connection with porch and lawn swings, but as such frames may follow the usual practice, it is deemed unnecessary to'show them. i

What is claimed is "1. A swing comprising an efl'ectively sin-' I gle-elongated bar adapted to be pivotally hung at one end from an overhead support, a foot-rest pivoted to the other'end of the bar on one side thereof, a seatat an intermechanging means engagingthe flexible connection adjacent to the upper end of. the

diate point of the length of the bar on the other side thereof 'from the foot-rest, ilexi-jble connections from the foot-rest to the up-. per end portion of the bar, and directionbar.

2. A swingcomp 'ising a single elongated bar composed of a plurality of sections con- 'nected together 'for the lengthwise adjustment of the; effective length of the bar, a seat support traversing the bar, .a seat carried by the support at one side of the bar, a foot-rest pivoted at one endto the bar at the bottom portion thereof and extending away from the other side of the bar from that occupied by the seat, flexible connections from the outerend of the foot-rest to the upper end portion of the bar on the At the same time. the structure is muses side thereof remote from the 'seat, and 'di V rection-changing means for the flexible. connections near the upper end of the bar.

3. A swing comprising an eifectively one piece elongated bar adapted to be pendently hung at one'end from an overhead support, a foot-rest pivoted to the lower end of the bar and projecting on one side thereof, a

seat at an intermediate point of. the length of the bar and on the other sidethereof from the foot-rest, flexible connections from the outer end-of the foot-rest to the upper end of the bar, direction-changing means for the flexible connections near the upper end .of the bar, and a handle carried by and slidable along the bar on the side thereof rem'ote from the seat and fast to the flexible connections.

l 4. A swing comprising an effectively sin-v gle elongated bar adapted to be pivotally hung at one end from an overhead support said bar being composed of a plurality "of swinging movements to the bar by down-.

ward-pressure upon the foot rest.

5. A swing comprising an effectively single elongated bar having ineans at one end vfor pivotally hanging it from an overhead support, said bar being composed of two or -more sections connected together for the lengthwise adjustment of the bar, a seat, a

flat support for the seat,'.two matchingstrips between which said support is rigidly mounted and to'which strips the lower section of said bar is connected, a foot rest located below the support at the side-of the bar remote from the seat,and flexible connections from the foot rest to the upper portion of the bar for imparting swinging movement to the bar by downward pressure upon the foot rest.- I

6. A swing comprising an effectively single elongated bar adapted to "be pivotally hung at one end from anoverhead support, a seat carried by the bar on one'side thereof, a handle carried by the bar on the other side thereof and movable lengthwise of the bar, a foot-rest pivotally connected at one end to the lower end portion of-th'e bar on the side thereof remote from the seat, and means connecting the outer end of the footrest, the handle and the upper-end portion ullsies on either the foot-rest, or handle,'or

, of the bar for imparting a forward swingi'ng movement to. the bar by downward im-.

7. A swing comprising .-.an elongated bar nausea 0 having means for, pivotally hanging it at of the bar remote from the handle and adja one end from an overhead support, a seat, cent to said handle, a plane support for the a flat support for the seat traversing the seat carried by the bar and extended in the bar with the plane of the support lengthdirection of the length of the bar and of 25 wise of the bar and having the seat located the plane of the swinging of thebar, a on one side of the bar,.a foot-rest extendfoot-rest pivoted to the lower end of the bar ing from the other side of the bar at the and extended away from the bar on the same bottom portion-thereof and pivotally conside thereof as the handle, and oonnections nected to the bar to move on an axistrane; between the toot-rest, the handle and the 301 verse of the bar, and connections from the upper" end portion of the bar, whereby foot-rest tothe upper end of the bar for im-. downwardly exerted forces on-the handle, or

parting swlnging movements to the bar by foot-rest, or both, will ause swinging movedownward pressure on the foot rest. ments of the bar.

8. A swing comprising an elongated bar In testimony, that we claim the foregoing 35 adapted to be pivotally hung at one end as our own, we have hereto'aflixed our-signafrom an overhead support, a handle extendtures.

ing transversely of the bar on one side JOHN 'JOGHUMSEN. thereof, a guide for the handle extending GEORGE A. NETOOTT. lengthwise of the bar and along which the Witnesses: handle may be moved in the directionof LEoLA MARTIN,

the length of the .bar, a seat on the side J. T, BAnNE'rr. 

